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This template is used to provide biographical information on anyone who might be considered a philosopher. If the philosopher held or holds a political or other public office (e.g. [[Alan Greenspan]]), {{tl|Infobox officeholder}} is probably more suitable.

==Usage==
{{Parameter names example
|honorific_prefix |name |honorific_suffix |image |image_size={{{image_size}}}<br/> |alt |caption |other_names |birth_name |birth_date |birth_place |death_date |death_place |death_cause |ethnicity= |spouse |partner |education |alma_mater |notable_works |awards |signature_type |signature={{{signature}}}<br/> |signature_size={{{signature_size}}}<br/> |signature_alt |era |region |school_tradition | thesis_title | doctoral_advisor | academic_advisors | doctoral_students | notable_students | language |main_interests |institutions |notable_ideas  |website
}}

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{{Infobox philosopher
| honorific_prefix  = 
| name              = <!-- include middle initial, if not specified in birth_name -->
| native_name       = <!-- add name in the philosopher's language or script if different from the English name -->
| honorific_suffix  = 
| image             = <!-- filename only, i.e. without the File: (or Image:) prefix or enclosing [[brackets]] --> 
| image_size        = 
| alt               = 
| caption           = 
| other_names       = 
| birth_name        = <!-- only use if different from name -->
| birth_date        = <!-- {{birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} for living persons, {{birth date|YYYY|MM|DD}} for deceased. For living people supply only the year unless the exact date is already WIDELY published, as per [[WP:DOB]]. -->
| birth_place       = 
| death_date        = <!-- {{death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date then birth date) -->
| death_place       = 
| death_cause       = 
| spouse            =
| partner           =
| children          =
| family            =
| relatives         = 
| education         = 
| alma_mater        = 
| occupation        = 
| notable_works     = <!-- use "notable_works" in place of "books" parameter (deprecated) -->
| awards            = 
| signature         = 
| signature_type    =
| signature_size    = 
| signature_alt     = 
| era               = 
| region            = 
| school_tradition  = 
| institutions      = 
| thesis_title      = <!--(or  | thesis1_title =  and  | thesis2_title = )-->
| thesis_url        = <!--(or  | thesis1_url  =   and  | thesis2_url  =  )-->
| thesis_year       = <!--(or  | thesis1_year =   and  | thesis2_year =  )-->
| doctoral_advisor  = <!--(or  | doctoral_advisors = )-->
| academic_advisors = 
| doctoral_students = 
| notable_students  = 
| language          = 
| main_interests    = 
| notable_ideas     = 
| website           = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} -->
}}
</syntaxhighlight>

To use this template, copy the text above to the top of a biography article. Note that parameter names are lowercase.
==Example==
{{Infobox philosopher
| era              = [[Ancient Greek philosophy]]
| image            = Plato Silanion Musei Capitolini MC1377.jpg
| caption          = Roman copy of a portrait [[Bust (sculpture)|bust]] {{circa|370&nbsp;BC}}
| name             = Plato
| birth_date       = 428/427 or 424/423 BC
| birth_place      = [[Classical Athens|Athens]], Greece
| death_date       = 348 BC (aged {{circa|75-76 or 79-80}})
| death_place      = Athens, Greece
| school_tradition = [[Platonic Academy]]
| notable_students = [[Aristotle]]
| main_interests   ={{hlist|[[Platonic epistemology|Epistemology]]| [[Metaphysics]]|[[Plato's political philosophy|Political philosophy]]}}
| notable_works    =
{{Flatlist}}
* ''[[Euthyphro]]''
* ''[[Apology (Plato)|Apology]]''
* ''[[Crito]]''
* ''[[Phaedo]]''
* ''[[Meno]]''
* ''[[Protagoras (dialogue)|Protagoras]]''
* ''[[Gorgias (dialogue)|Gorgias]]''
* ''[[Symposium (Plato)|Symposium]]''
* ''[[Phaedrus (dialogue)|Phaedrus]]''
* ''[[Parmenides (dialogue)|Parmenides]]''
* ''[[Theaetetus (dialogue)|Theaetetus]]''
* ''[[Republic (Plato)|Republic]]''
* ''[[Timaeus (dialogue)|Timaeus]]''
* ''[[Laws (dialogue)|Laws]]''
{{Endflatlist}}
| notable_ideas    =

{{Flatlist}}

*[[Allegory of the cave]]
*[[Cardinal virtues]]
*[[Form of the Good]]
*[[Theory of forms]]
*[[Plato's theory of soul|Divisions of the soul]]
*[[Platonic love]]
*[[Platonic solids]] 

{{Endflatlist}}}}
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{{Infobox philosopher
| era              = [[Ancient Greek philosophy]]
| image            = Plato Silanion Musei Capitolini MC1377.jpg
| caption          = Roman copy of a portrait [[Bust (sculpture)|bust]] {{circa|370&nbsp;BC}}
| name             = Plato
| birth_date       = 428/427 or 424/423 BC
| birth_place      = [[Classical Athens|Athens]], Greece
| death_date       = 348 BC (aged {{circa|75-76 or 79-80}})
| death_place      = Athens, Greece
| school_tradition = [[Platonic Academy]]
| notable_students = [[Aristotle]]
| main_interests   ={{hlist|[[Platonic epistemology|Epistemology]]| [[Metaphysics]]|[[Plato's political philosophy|Political philosophy]]}}
| notable_works    =
{{Flatlist}}
* ''[[Euthyphro]]''
* ''[[Apology (Plato)|Apology]]''
* ''[[Crito]]''
* ''[[Phaedo]]''
* ''[[Meno]]''
* ''[[Protagoras (dialogue)|Protagoras]]''
* ''[[Gorgias (dialogue)|Gorgias]]''
* ''[[Symposium (Plato)|Symposium]]''
* ''[[Phaedrus (dialogue)|Phaedrus]]''
* ''[[Parmenides (dialogue)|Parmenides]]''
* ''[[Theaetetus (dialogue)|Theaetetus]]''
* ''[[Republic (Plato)|Republic]]''
* ''[[Timaeus (dialogue)|Timaeus]]''
* ''[[Laws (dialogue)|Laws]]''
{{Endflatlist}}
| notable_ideas    =

{{Flatlist}}

*[[Allegory of the cave]]
*[[Cardinal virtues]]
*[[Form of the Good]]
*[[Theory of forms]]
*[[Plato's theory of soul|Divisions of the soul]]
*[[Platonic love]]
*[[Platonic solids]]

{{Endflatlist}}}}
</syntaxhighlight>

===Parameters===
All parameters are optional, and if left blank will not appear in the infobox:
* '''era''' should be selected from [[:Category:Philosophy by period]]
* '''region''' should be selected from [[:Category:Philosophy by region]]
* '''school_tradition''' should be selected from [[:Category:Philosophical schools and traditions]] or [[List of schools of philosophy]]
* Entries in '''notable ideas''' should be explained in the main text of the article. Those that are not mentioned in the main text may be deleted.
* For living people supply only the year for '''birth date''' unless the exact date is already WIDELY published, as per [[WP:DOB]]. Treat such cases as if only the year is known, so use {{tl|birth year and age}} or a similar option.

For usage of other parameters, see [[Template:Infobox academic/doc]] and [[Template:Infobox person/doc]]

== Microformat ==
{{UF-hcard-person}}

== Tracking categories ==
* {{clc|Pages using infobox philosopher with unknown parameters}}
* {{clc|Pages using infobox philosopher with conflicting parameters}}
* {{clc|Pages using infobox philosopher with deprecated parameters}}
* {{clc|No local image but image on Wikidata}} – Used by [[Template:Wikidata image]] to track articles where an infobox has no image but [[Wikidata]] has an image name. To exclude articles from this category, add an image or {{para|nocat_wdimage|yes}} to the infobox.

== See also ==
* {{tl|Infobox scientist}}
* {{tl|Infobox theologian}}

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